miserly

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英 [ˈmaɪzəli]word uk audio image

美 [ˈmaɪzərli] word us audio image

  • adj.
    <贬>(人)吝啬的
    小气的
    (数量)极少的
    太小的

单词词源

miserly 吝啬的,小气的

来自miser,吝啬鬼,守财奴。

反义词

adj.

generous

双语例句

1. In a few instances , he becomes pessimistic and miserly .
极少情况下,摩羯男也会变得悲观、吝啬。
2. Oil firms balked at the miserly terms iraq was offering for other fields .
对于伊拉克为其它油田提供的吝啬条件,石油公司采取回避态度。
3. China 's official definition of poverty has traditionally been quite miserly .
中国的官方贫困定义一直以来都定得很小气。
4. Miserly players can still participate in the game and pay indirectly by being exposed to advertising .
吝啬的玩家依然可以参与到游戏里,但以开放自己给广告投放的方式间接支付费用。
5. All this assumes , of course , that she is not just a miserly sociopath .
当然,这一切的假设前提都是,她不是一个愤世嫉俗的吝啬鬼。

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